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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Port of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date of Arrival. | Name of Vessel. | Number of Tongues. | Percentage of Consignment. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found Diseased. | |||
| 1914. | ||||
| April 20 | s.s. " Highland Pride " | 1,380 | 38 | 2.75 |
| 25 | s.s. "Highland Warrior" - | 828 | 18 | 2.17 |
| „May2 | s.s. " Highland Brae " | 840 | 10 | 1.19 |
| „ 3 | s.s. " Arawa " | 610 | Nil. | — |
| „ 5 | s.s. " Royston Grange " | 3,600 | 165 | 4.5 |
| „ 9 | s.s. " Highland Rover " | 1,380 | 31 | 2.22 |
| „ 16 | s.s. " Highland Glen " | 3,504 | 125 | 3.56 |
| „ 16 | Ditto | 1,272 | 21 | 1.65 |
| „ 16 | s.s. " Sutherland Grange " - | 252 | 1 | — |
| „ 24 | s.s. " La Rosarina " | 252 | 1 | — |
| „ 24 | Ditto | 510 | * Nil. | — |
| „ 30 | s.s. " Highland Scot " | 252 | 2 | — |
| June 6 | s.s. " Highland Corrie " | 4,890 | 193 | 3.94 |
| 6 | Ditto | 755 | 9 | 1.19 |
| „ 13 | s.s. " Parana " | 250 | 2 | - |
| „ 14 | s.s. " Highland Laddie " | 1,668 | 23 | 1.31 |
| „ 14 | Ditto | 3,000 | 203 | 6.76 |
| „ 20 | s.s. " Highland Loch " | 276 | 1 | — |
| „ 30 | s.s. " Highland Pride " | 252 | 3 | 1.19 |
| J uly 4 | *s.s. " Urmston Grange " | 5,490 | 1,257 | 21..16* |
| „ 19 | s.s. " Highland Rover " | 250 | Nil. | — |
| „ 25 | s.s. " Highland Glen " | 250 | Nil. | — |
| Aug. 8 | s.s. " Highland Scot " | 252 | Nil. | — |
| „ 17 | s.s. " La Blanca " | 250 | 2 | — |
| Dec. 21 | s.s. " Highland Brae " | 500 | 7 | 1.8 |
| * These tongues were from Patagonia. | ||||
The above consignments represent only a proportion of the tongues which arrived.
The remainder were allowed to leave the district of the Port of London Sanitary
Authority (without inspection) for removal to Cold Stores within the City of London,
and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Bermondsey and Finsbury, to be examined there
under the supervision of the Medical Officers of Health of those districts.
Actinomycosis in ox-tongues was also found in two consignments which arrived
from Australia.
In a consignment of 144 tongues examined, 1 tongue was found affected, and in
another consignment of 207 tongues, 13 (— 6'28 per cent.) were found affected.